Proverbs from Elsewhere

The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its arse.
Other variations ...:

• The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its butt.
• The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its tail.
• The higher a monkey climbs on the pole the more you can see his butt
• The more a monkey climbs a tree higher, the more it exposes its nakedness

To handle others use your heart, to handle yourself use your head.

It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice.

Patience is a tree whose roots are bitter, but whose fruits are sweet.

It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.